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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Hypolimnas bolina kezia
Great Egg-fly
Animal Group:
Butterfly
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Subfamily:
Nymphalinae
Other Common Name(s):
Great Eggfly
Description:
Caterpillars feed on
Ipomoea triloba
and
Alternanthera sessilis
. Wingspan ranges from 65 to 100mm. Sexual dimorphism. On flight throughout the whole year.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong
Global Distribution
Guangdong, Zhejiang, Taiwan
Photo Gallery
No more photo available
References
More on Butterfly in HK
Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999.
The butterflies of Hong Kong.
Academic Press.
Walthew, G. 1997. The status and flight periods of Hong Kong Butterflies.
The Porcupine!
16: 34-37.
